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On The Shortness of Life

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Mistake Of Time Passed As Experience

Mistake Of Time Passed As Experience

You must not think a man has lived long because he has white hair and wrinkles: he has not lived long, just existed long. For suppose you should think that a man had had a long voyage who had been caught in a raging storm as he left harbour, and carried hither and thither and driven round and round in a circle by the rage of opposing winds? He did not have a long voyage, just a long tossing about.

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Spend Time Judiciously

Spend Time Judiciously

Often we forget the value addition we can do every moment to our lives. It is not the quantity of time passed that counts to experience but the quality of time. Experience is the sum of time passed weighted by the quality of each moment. Choose wisely from all that life throws at you, what you buy, by spending your time.

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We Have All We Need

We Have All We Need

We are born under circumstances that would be favourable if we did not abandon them. It was nature’s intention that there should be no need of great equipment for a good life: every individual can make himself happy. External goods are of trivial importance and without much influence in either direction: prosperity does not elevate the sage and adversity does not depress him. For he has always made the effort to rely as much as possible on himself and to derive all delight from himself.

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CURATOR'S NOTE

Long life is for ones who spend time carefully, wisely. So wisdom is the thing one should thrive for achieving in life to live life better.

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